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Our Staff

Meet Our Team

Compassionate staff providing person-centered care.

Range Mental Health is proud to employ a hardworking, multi-disciplinary team of more than 140 providers, facilitators, administrators and support staff.

Our staff strives for clinical excellence while providing timely, compassionate and person-centered care.

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William F. Sauvé Building

Primary Services:
  • Outpatient Therapy,
  • Psychiatry,
  • Targeted Case Management (TCM),
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Cassandra Kotnik

Clinical Supervisor & Outpatient Therapist
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Heather Mantsch

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
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Cassie McDowell

Outpatient Therapist
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Heather Roark

Clinical Psychologist/Outpatient and School Based Therapist
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David Spragg

Outpatient Therapist
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Tod Swenson

Outpatient Therapist
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Barb Thorne

Outpatient and School Based Therapist, Licensed Psychologist
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Kathy Udovich

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
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Brianna Williams

Outpatient Therapist, Diagnostic Assessor, and LGBTQIA+ Group Facilitator

Judge Donovan Frank Building

Primary Services:
  • Detoxification,
  • Residential Substance Use Disorders (SUD),
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Kaylee Donner

Detox Program Director
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Tracey Johnston

Lead Counselor at Range Treatment Center

William J. Bell Building

Primary Services:
  • Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS),
  • Community Support Services,
  • Housing,
  • Mobile Crisis,
  • Outpatient Substance Use Disorders (SUD),
  • Peer Support Specialist Program,
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Tara Etter

Program Supervisor, ARMHS and Peer Support
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Melissa Jacobson

Kitchen Manager

Gov. Rudy Perpich Building

Primary Services:
  • Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS),
  • Community Support Services,
  • Housing,
  • Mobile Crisis,
  • Outpatient Substance Use Disorders (SUD),
  • Outpatient Therapy,
  • Peer Support Specialist Program,
  • Targeted Case Management (TCM),
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Duane Dale

Outpatient Therapist & Clinical Supervisor
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Tara Etter

Program Supervisor, ARMHS and Peer Support
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Megan Finckbone

Outpatient Therapist
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Tracey Lexvold

Outpatient Therapist and Clinical Supervisor
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Heather Mantsch

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
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April Patterson

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
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Brianna Williams

Outpatient Therapist, Diagnostic Assessor, and LGBTQIA+ Group Facilitator

Ely Office

Primary Services:
  • Outpatient Therapy,
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Heather Mantsch

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
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Sara Rohr

Director of Early Childhood & School-Linked Services
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Kathy Udovich

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
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Taylor Westin

School-Based Therapist/Clinical Supervisor
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Brooke Zupancich

Outpatient Therapist and School Based Therapist/Clinical Supervisor

Wellstone Center for Recovery

Primary Services:
  • Residential Stabilization Program,
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Dr. Jill Barger

Medical Director
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Monica Merhar

Treatment Director
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Danielle “Dani” Spolarich

Director of Crisis Services

Executive Leadership

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Annmarie Florest

CEO

Directors

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Dr. Jill Barger

Medical Director
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Erica Bennett

Executive Assistant
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Tara LaMourea

Director of People Operations
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Andi Macenski

Director of Administration
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Jessie Perkovich

Director of Quality and Compliance
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Sara Rohr

Director of Early Childhood & School-Linked Services
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Katie Schulzetenberg

Director of Business Operations
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Danielle “Dani” Spolarich

Director of Crisis Services

Program and Service Leadership

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Tara Etter

Program Supervisor, ARMHS and Peer Support
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Karl Ezell

Maintenance Supervisor
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Gwendolyn Geisdorf

Detox Program Supervisor, Range Detox and Treatment Center
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Sherry Hammond

Nurse Manager
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Melissa Jacobson

Kitchen Manager
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Tracey Johnston

Lead Counselor at Range Treatment Center
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Noel Koskela

Housing Supervisor
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Monica Merhar

Treatment Director
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Brackin Miggins

Program Manager, School Linked Services
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Deena Scofield

Program Manager CSP
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Nicolette “Nikki” Thomas

Billing & HIM Supervisor
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Nellie Thorne

Access Supervisor

Providers

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Shawna Behrendt

School Based Therapist
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Tony Booth

Outpatient Therapist
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Duane Dale

Outpatient Therapist & Clinical Supervisor
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Kaylee Donner

Detox Program Director
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Emily Ferguson

Outpatient Therapist
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Megan Finckbone

Outpatient Therapist
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Drew Flaschberger

School Based Therapist/Clinical Supervisor
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Sara Gleason

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
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Cassandra Kotnik

Clinical Supervisor & Outpatient Therapist
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Katherine “Kathy” Eliason- Kupka

School Based Therapist
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Brandi Lautigar

School Based Comprehensive Evaluator
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Tracey Lexvold

Outpatient Therapist and Clinical Supervisor
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Heather Mantsch

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
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Cassie McDowell

Outpatient Therapist
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Janice Mehle

Outpatient Therapist
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Fallyn Nicholson

School Based Therapist
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April Patterson

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
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Heather Roark

Clinical Psychologist/Outpatient and School Based Therapist
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David Spragg

Outpatient Therapist
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Tod Swenson

Outpatient Therapist
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Barb Thorne

Outpatient and School Based Therapist, Licensed Psychologist
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Kathy Udovich

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
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Taylor Westin

School-Based Therapist/Clinical Supervisor
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Brianna Williams

Outpatient Therapist, Diagnostic Assessor, and LGBTQIA+ Group Facilitator
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Erin Windus

School Based Therapist
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Brooke Zupancich

Outpatient Therapist and School Based Therapist/Clinical Supervisor
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